Official UK procurement notice
Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Low-Voltage Switchgear
Procurement agent: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre NHS Trust) ("NWSSP") on behalf of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board ("the Health Board"), which will enter into the Agreement with the successful supplier.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is seeking to appoint a single specialist contractor to provide the inspection, testing, preventative maintenance and reactive support of Low Voltage (LV) switchgear across Health Board premises located within Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil. The scope of the contract includes the maintenance of critical electrical distribution infrastructure, including but not limited to Air Circuit Breakers (ACBs), Moulded Case Circuit Breakers (MCCBs), switch-fuses and associated LV switchgear assets. The services are required to support the safe, reliable and compliant operation of the Health Board's electrical distribution systems, helping to minimise the risk of electrical failure, fire, disruption to clinical services and impacts on patient care.
Suppliers are invited to submit a tender under the Open Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
The procurement process will result in the award of a single-supplier contract ("the Agreement").
The services will be carried out at properties situated within the geographical areas of Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil.
We particularly welcome responses from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
- No preliminary market engagement: No preliminary market engagement notice was published in relation to this procurement. The Health Board has a clear understanding of the requirement and the relevant market, based on existing contractual arrangements and previous procurement activity. It was therefore considered that preliminary market engagement was not necessary to inform the procurement strategy or specification.
CPV: Electrical installation work · Electrical services · Low-voltage installation work · Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations · Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£200,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 30%
- Commercial: 60%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Social Value
- Commercial
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £133,212 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board buys Repair and maintenance services of machinery (CPV 5053), and who usually turns up
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Repair and maintenance services of machinery (CPV 5053) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
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How often local firms win similar work.
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Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Wales (Cymru).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 43 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The buyer’s share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid24% / 44%
2–324% / 50%
4–612% / 6%
7+41% / 0%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate67% / 31%
Within ±2%33% / 38%
Above estimate0% / 31%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
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Lot #1CPV 4531Published estimate£200k
This lot is listed as CPV 4531. The table above uses the notice category.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid40%
2–322%
4–620%
7+18%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 8 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£151k–£200k
Estimate£200k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| National Grid South WalesWorked for this buyer | High Voltage Switchgear Warranty Support, Maintenance & Emergency Response Servicesruns to Sept 2027 | — | £27k | Similar wording and category |
| LIFESCIENCE TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Benchtop Steriliser - Annual Validation, Verification and Maintenanceruns to Oct 2029 | — | £43k | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £863k5 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £847k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 27% above n=1 | |
Carl Zeiss LtdLarge | £4.1m40 awards in 36m · last this month | 24 live · £2.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
| £1.7m14 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 2 live · £765k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £272k6 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 2 live · £78k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £297k6 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 5 live · £280k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 50% below n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Oct 2026, 11:42 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2026, 11:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
CTM-ITT-64183- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097385- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078858Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Sell2Wales- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 13 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Nov 2026
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Bidders must provide their submission electronically via the appointed e-procurement portal, etenderwales
etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗
The tender can be accessed utilising the following reference - itt_127948 - Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Low-Voltage Switchgear
Timeline
15 Oct 2026 → 11 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published11 days ago15 Oct 2026, 11:42 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 10 days6 Nov 2026
- Submission deadlinein 18 days13 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 49 days14 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 76 days11 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published15 Oct 2026, 11:42 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityManaging Organisation
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Bidders must provide their submission electronically via the appointed e-procurement portal, etenderwales The tender can be accessed utilising the following reference - itt_127948 - Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Low-Voltage Switchgear
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender